News Bulge: The Gay Grass is Greener in Malta and Other Stories

Malta banned gay conversion therapy last Monday, besides lowering the age one can opt for gender reassignment. These developments top an already-enacted anti-discrimination bill and civil unions for same-sex couples. And the country is Catholic. We’re thinking Duterte needs a vacation in the Mediterranean—you know, for inspiration—sometime soon. (Story on Slate)

According to paranormal researchers from the suspect Spiritual Science Research Foundation, 85 percent of homosexuals are possessed by ghosts, which leads to “negative energies” like “displaying their homosexuality in a shameless manner.” Sounds like a bunch of evangelists using the spiritual realm to advance their bigoted spiritual agendas. Then again, if you were a ghost, wouldn’t you have a much more fabulous time being gay anyway? (Story on Queerty)

The first scene in new NBC drama This Is Us, where Milo Ventimiglia shows us what we‘ve been missing since Heroes.

We know you’re all making up for lost Torrents this year. This Best Movies of 2016 list by The New Yorker should help get you queers queuing. For the love of the gay gods, first up on your list should be Moonlight. (Story on The New Yorker)

Because every homo needs a heavy tome of delicious imagery to flaunt casually as a literary living room centerpiece, Strategist shared 30 of the Year’s Most Giftable Coffee-Table Books. We’re waiting for our copy of Golden Girls Forever, of course. Not to mention that Bob Mizer book packing tons of “physique photography” from the ‘40s—“as close to gay porn as one could legally get.” (Story on NYMag‘s Strategist)

It‘s been a while but we needed to say something about Manny Pacquiao‘s call for a National Bible Day. Look, Manny—we think Memoirs of a Geisha is required reading, but you don’t hear us asking everyone to pick up the book religiously, are we? Also, let’s prioritize National Literacy Day first, specifically for yourself. (Story on Inquirer)

SHOP

About Team

TEAM tackles how gay Filipino men relate their identity, from fuckups to fantasies, to where to go for music you can actually dance to. We may not have proper rights in our country but we’re claiming some authority by getting our words and ideas on page. And though we lack public places to convene, an open publication (and wide-open digital space) is a good place to start.